Question

linked chapters sixteen

think about it

why is caroline okay with being interviewed by reeltok?

how are the details in chapter sixteen important to plot development?

conventions of standard english

read the following passage. rewrite the passage, adding or removing punctuation and making grammatical corrections where needed. when done, double check your edits with the passage in the book.

reeltok: its all about priorities people call new york a cesspool, but new yorkers would never knuckle under too intolerance and let some lowlife get away with drawing swastikas. page 109

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Editing and Proofreading for Conventions
Fixing grammar, capitalization, and punctuation errors to make writing clear.

Step 1: Identify capitalization errors

In English, proper nouns (specific names of people, places, or organizations) must always be capitalized.

• "new York" should be capitalized as New York.
• "new Yorkers" should be capitalized as New Yorkers.

Step 2: Correct punctuation and spelling errors

We need to fix contractions, word usage, and sentence structure:

• "Its" vs. "It's": The passage starts with "Its all about...", which is possessive. It needs to be the contraction for "it is", which is It's.
• "too" vs. "to": The passage says "knuckle under too intolerance". The word "too" means "also" or "excessively". The correct preposition to use here is to.
• Sentence punctuation: A comma or semicolon is needed to separate the clauses and make the sentence flow naturally. Adding a comma after "priorities" helps separate the introductory statement from the main point: "It's all about priorities, people..."

Step 3: Rewrite the corrected passage

Combining all the corrections:

• "Its" $

ightarrow$ "It's"

• "priorities people" $

ightarrow$ "priorities, people." (or "priorities, people:")

• "new York" $

ightarrow$ "New York"

• "new Yorkers" $

ightarrow$ "New Yorkers"

• "too" $

ightarrow$ "to"

Answer:

REELTOK: It's all about priorities, people. Call New York a cesspool, but New Yorkers would never knuckle under to intolerance and let some lowlife get away with drawing swastikas. Page 109